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[–] berg@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

We can't be giving the people what they want, now can we?

[–] berg@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We say end the war

Yeah, but here's the thing... Dem leadership is not saying they want to end the war.

Thanks for reading the article.

[–] berg@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

Is there a time besides maybe the 2010s where people had more disposable income ?

Yeah, bud.

It was called 1940-2007.

[–] berg@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Line go down, rent go up. What do?

This is just not true for many people. A home is an asset. When paying a mortgage, you build equity that can be recouped if you decide to sell, or which can be used as collateral for another loan. When renting, you are still paying a mortgage, except is the landlord's and you own nothing. Rent prices can also change at any time and by large amounts, forcing renters to move. The cost of owning a home is much more stable and predictable.

Homes are also typically bought with a loan and a relatively small down payment, making them a leveraged asset. Eg, if you put down 30k on a 300k house and prices increase 5%, the value of your home just went up 15k. If you instead just put 30k in stocks, you would need an increase of 50% to get the same result.

Regardless, when it comes to housing, your primary concern should always be stability and not "profitability".

[–] berg@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago

Private money cannot replace public funding ~~of science~~

Ftfy

[–] berg@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Also, it's unlikely that countries would be manufacturing their own renewable infrastructure. You would still need ships to haul solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries from China to destination ports.

[–] berg@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Did someone say Blowback?

[–] berg@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 weeks ago

Rare earths aren't just used in batteries, lol

[–] berg@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, it is more so the efficient processing and refining that is rare.

You can make a T-shirt anywhere, but if you have to first build your own cotton farms and factories locally, construction will take years and your shirts will cost 10x more.

[–] berg@lemmy.zip -1 points 2 weeks ago

I think bombs dropping on heads will still affect daily life.

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